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SCI LIBRARY

Roman Catholic Doctrine and the Land Question

Stanley Sapiro


[A position paper prepared by Stanley Sapiro in connection with a 1985 visit to the Vatican by a group of Roman Catholics headed by David F. O'Brien]




Acknowledgments
Preface
Preface (continued)
Table of Contents
Table of Contents (continued)

I. BACKGROUND OF THE HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE

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II. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PERTAINING TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND LAND REFORM

[ 3] * [4] * [5]

III. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

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IV. PROGRESS IN DETERRING LAND CONCENTRATION AND ENCOURAGING FAMILY-SIZE FARMS FROM PARTIAL APPLICATIONS OF HENRY GEORGE PRINCIPLES

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V. FAILURE OF OTHER PROPOSALS FOR LAND REFORM

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VI. SUCCESSES IN STIMULATING DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN AREAS BY PARTIAL APPLICATIONS OF HENRY GEORGE PRINCIPLES

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VII. ENDORSEMENTS OF THESE PRINCIPLES BY FOUR NOBLE LAUREATE ECONOMISTS

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VIII. SELECTED ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS

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IX. CONCLUSION

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X. APPENDICES

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